Pedicures and manicures are supposed to be relaxing. I came here on Saturday bc my usual nail spa salon was too busy . I haven't been on yelp for any reviews but after coming here -its my due diligence to  warn others. I get monthly pedi and gel mani and I know how long these take. My pedi lasted like 10 mins , no massage whatsoever - I could have done it myself.  That was total bs. Next, she started working on my mani and I knew that she would be terrible. This girl gave me anxiety bc if I'm going to pay for gel mani then I expect quality. She didn't do anything with my cuticles and it was just sloppy. I even had to say " don't I need to wash my hands " . She was like "oh ok go ahead " wow... I was so annoyed at that point that I canceled the gel mani.  I just couldn't take her bs anymore . My anxiety level at this point is through the roof. After I paid for the bs childish work she did. I told the manager that I wasn't happy so she had another lady do my gel manicure. They definitely need to train their people to do a better job bc its not up to par and unacceptable.No wonder the place was empty. Never coming back here ever again. Read Less

Was having a manicure done and asked for deep cuticle trimming. Technician did a light trim and moved to the next stage (filing). I asked another technician in the front chair to explain what I needed to the woman servicing me. The woman gives me a snippy, sarcastic chiding then says something in her native language to a third technician who then laughed. I walked out. Read Less

This is my go to nail place. I have been coming here for over 5 years. I always get a mani/pedi with who ever is available. For years I would go downtown for eyebrow threading. I now have Tracy and she does a great wax and by eyebrows have never looked better. Read Less

I go to Burke Town Nails and see Christina regularly. She is the best! She speaks English better than everyone and is so friggin funny. She is highly skilled and I my nails and eyebrows always look fabulous once she's gotton ahold of me! Read Less

Lovedddd this nail place! Recently went here after a long day at work to get a pedicure, I forget the girls name but she did a wonderful job. It was honestly the best pedicure I've ever had. She cleaned my feet really well, cut the cuticles, massaged my feet, put lotion on and everything. They were  very friendly and super affordable. I would recommend this place to my friends and family anytime! Read Less

Do not get your nails done here!!!! I work for a salon right across, and I had an event last minute so I couldn't go to my usual nails salon because it's kinda far, so I got my refill done here, the first day was already awful, you can see the old line of the first acrylic, the 3 day the new Acrilicas was coming off, my nails never shine even though she said that she put this top coat that shines like gel nails, and which she charge me extra for that... It's been a week and my nail look horrible! This is the worst nail salon I have ever been in... Read Less

Read a lot of reviews prior to going to this place. There are good and bad ones so i decided to give them a benefit of a doubt and went there to experience it myself. When I got there, they told me it will be 10 mins wait but it ended up being like a 30 mins, no biggy.  I told them I would like to get my gel mani and regular pedi. So  when it's my turn, not sure what her name was, I was so mad to even bother to ask for her name but she sits at the first desk on the right when you walk in from the door. She did my pedi without cutting my cuticle or scrub the bottom of my feet. Then comes the paint, she painted my Toe nails and my TOES... (Smh...) so comes my hands, I ask her not to use the file to file my nails she did it anyway and files my natural nails off! At this point I'm really not happy. I can deal with the toes but not my hands. On top of that, my cuticles again NOT CUT, my eighth hand looks ok, but my left....omg none of them has the same length, the shapes is all crooked, my pinky is really long and then my ring finger is really short (shortest out of ten) then the middle is not even close to being straight. Index is pin and then thumb is second shortest. Can you get the picture? So I just told her to pls just put clear on my hands instead of gel (that's what I wanted originally) so I can get out of there, I done with this place thinking to myself. So I paid and give her the tips and run out of there. I wanted to cry when I look at my nails driving home. So bad... Although the owner is very nice but I might not go back there ever! Oh and on top of all these, she was trying to sell me life insurance!!! Read Less

My daughter went home w/ a bloody thumb.  She was under the impression that she needs a manicure which costs more than just a color change.  My daughter said she does not need her skin to be trimmed, and the employee said but this is a manicure... Whoever did her nails sent her home w/. a bloody thumb, and charged her money anyway.  My daughter is freshman in college, who do have that much money.  If the employee is licensed and charge my daughter money too, then she should be a butcher.  She should not even work on dogs... This is unkind...  No one should do that to any breathing creature, especially you are licensed to get paid. Read Less

My daughter went home w/ a bloody thumb. She was under the impression that she needs a manicure which costs more than just a color change. My daughter said she does not need her skin to be trimmed, and the employee said but this is a manicure... Whoever did her nails sent her home w/. a bloody thumb, and charged her money anyway. My daughter is freshman in college, who do have that much money. If the employee is licensed and charge my daughter money too, then she should be a butcher. She should not even work on dogs... This is unkind... No one should do that to any breathing creature, especially you are licensed to get paid. Read Less

I couldn't get an appointment with my regular nail salon so a friend suggested that I try Burke Town Nails. I called the day of and made an afternoon appointment easily. I arrived on time and they took me right away. I was glad I didn't have to wait. BUT, I guess you get what you pay for... Christine was so quick and rapid with my manicure that she managed to make 4 of my cuticles bleed profusely. I have NEVER had my cuticle cut before during a manicure. She apologized and blamed it on the new tool. If she had taken her time instead of rushing this wouldn't have happened. She managed to complete my manicure and pedicure in a total of 35 minutes. It all seemed a bit rushed. I gave 2 stars because despite the service, everyone was polite and friendly and I was in and out in an under an hour. Read Less

I love this hidden gem! They recently got new pedicure/massage/pleather chairs as of July 2014. You can buy your own nail tool kit which they will keep there for you if you are iffy about how nail salons go about sanitizing their tools.I've had great experiences with both Cathy and Kim. Average nail prices for the area. Read Less

I love this nail salon. I've gone to a few others around the area (golden nails, my nails) but Burke town has never shown me anything less than great. I usually go to Cathy. My older sister usually goes to Julie. They're both great. My palms sweat excessively. It's always been a problem I've been self conscious or worrying about. However, Cathy doesn't seem to mind so it helps me calm down. I've only gotten a pedicure there once before so I can't really write about that. When I go I usually get gel done.I used to go all the time, but I haven't gone lately because my job. Anyway, give this place a try! Read Less

This is the worst nail salon I ever been to. I went there for a spa pedicure, the technician was rude and rushing through the whole time.. She hurt my toes as well and acted like nothing happened. She didn't remove the callus well, except for the nail color changed, I see no difference after the treatment. It is a spa pedicure but she did not really gave me a full message. The whole treatment only took like 45 minutes. This is ridiculous and I will not go back again. For this price I can get a better service at other nail salons. Read Less

BEST NAIL SALON IN THE NOVA AREA! All the nail techs are required by the owner to sterilize their instruments using a chemical process.  Instruments are chemically cleaned and sterilized at the end of each customer, usually the nail technician properly cleans, sterilizes and stores their tools in order to prepare them for each future customer. I've been going to Burke Town Nails for 10+ years and know A LOT of people that visit them as well. They really care about their customers and continue to strive to please everyone ever since they've opened. Just a few words to the reviewers: Katharine and Lyn, thank you for your kind and honest reviews, personally I love this salon and will always go as long as it stays with the same ownership. Kristi G.  & Ewa P.   They tolerate everything from bad attitudes to really horrible people, yet they always have a smile on their face and truly want to please the customers. This is a clean nail salon, no they do not use "cheese graders" on customers, in reality they're not authorized to use any form up blade/callous cutter on anyone unless the customer themselves provides the tool. (B/c not everyone needs the tool, some people have worse feet than others). You are able to purchase a box ($20) in order to have all your own personal tools if you don't trust the sanitation in the shop. Read Less

GHETTO. Its dingy, cluttered and the staff is all about herding people in and out as quickly as possible. A good spring cleaning is needed. I normally go to a spa nearby but couldn't get an appt, so decided to try another. The tech across from me was eating watermelon from a butter container while doing nails, GROSS Read Less

Kim, the older lady who did my mani/pedi was incredibly RUDE!!! My blood was almost boiling when she snapped her fingers at me for me to give her my other hand. They told me my toes were dry and I could put my sneakers on,since it was about 30 degrees out, but I had to come back the next day to have the color fixed. I had to re-trim my own cuticles at home, even though she cut too much cuticle in a couple places, and my left hand looks like it has one measly layer of polish on, while my right hand looks like it has three. The pedicure water was too cold, even after I asked for it to be warmed up. The water jets were turned off about half way through the pedicure, and I was never even OFFERED cuticle oil or lotion at any point. Not even to apply it myself. I will never come back to this horrid place. If none of that deters you, let this: those boxes you can buy for $20 with all your own personal tools? You HAVE to. They never sterilized the tools they used on me or my girlfriend before OR after. As a matter of fact, all the tools were laying around all over the place and she had to rifle through a stack of crap to find what she needed. SO DIRTY!!! and they use CHEESE GRATERS(literally) to scrape your feet yet somehome manage to leave the one single callus you point out to them. I think I could go on for an hour about how horrid my experience was. Read Less

Question: Why aren't there other reviews for Burke Town Nails?Answer: because we're keeping it a secret.Burke Town Nails is not a high end nail salon, it's a place where normal suburban people go to get their nails done.  $35 for a manicure/pedicure that includes a not skimpy hand-arm and foot-leg massage.  Upgrade to the spa pedicure and they amp up the leg massage and really go after your legs and feet with some salt scrub.Relaxing, quiet and friendly.  I rarely make an appointment, so I've had every technician working there and it's always a good experience.TIP: buy a box.  It's around $20 now and you get a caddy with your own pumice, nippers, clippers etc. that they keep in the shop.  It includes a callus shaver, which they otherwise don't use, and you don't have to think about implement sterility. Read Less

I went to Burke Town Nails with my cousin yesterday and found the staffs friendly, but unskilled. They got the job done in a very swift manner, but the nails do not look nice at all. I have nail polish on the border of my flesh and finger nail on several fingers. They charged $13 for the basic manicure, which included tip. Perhaps I should not have expected much for that price, it was disappointing.Read Less